the reason that we are here this afternoon, we re here to hear from mr. chris fabricant. who is the director of strategic litigation for the innocence project and one of the nation s leading experts on forensic sciences and the criminal justice system. mr. fabricant s book junk science and the american criminal justice system chronicles the prosecution of individuals who were found guilty of capital murder. and the fight to overturn those wrongful convictions he weaves together the courtroom battles from mississippi to texas to new york. and beyond and mr. fabricant takes the reader on a journey into the heart of a broken racist justice justice system and the role that forensic science plays in maintaining the status quo. and joining mr. fabricant for this conversation and moderating. it is allison leota montgomery county s own. she is a former federal prosecutor turned author who has been dubbed the female john grisham and also serves on the board of directors for the myster
and the fight to overturn those wrongful convictions he weaves together the courtroom battles from mississippi to texas to new york. and beyond and mr. fabricant takes the reader on a journey into the heart of a broken racist justice justice system and the role that forensic science plays in maintaining the status quo. and joining mr. fabricant for this conversation and moderating. it is allison leota montgomery county s own. she is a former federal prosecutor turned author who has been dubbed the female john grisham and also serves on the board of directors for the mystery writers of america and what i actually enjoy about listening to them in a few moments and the journeys that they have been on before becoming a lawmaker here in montgomery county. i used to be a journalist. i worked at cnn for 12 years and it s conversations like this that help inform me and help inform the public about what we need to do better to make our community a more fair and equitable place and to
the reason that we are here this afternoon, we re here to hear from mr. chris fabricant. who is the director of strategic litigation for the innocence project and one of the nation s leading experts on forensic sciences and the criminal justice system. mr. fabricant s book junk science and the american criminal justice system chronicles the prosecution of individuals who were found guilty of capital murder. and the fight to overturn those wrongful convictions he weaves together the courtroom battles from mississippi to texas to new york. and beyond and mr. fabricant takes the reader on a journey into the heart of a broken racist justice justice system and the role that forensic science plays in maintaining the status quo. and joining mr. fabricant for this conversation and moderating. it is allison leota montgomery county s own. she is a former federal prosecutor turned author who has been dubbed the female john grisham and also serves on the board of directors for the myster
mr. fabricant s book junk science and the american criminal justice system chronicles the prosecution of individuals who were found guilty of capital murder. and the fight to overturn those wrongful convictions he weaves together the courtroom battles from mississippi to texas to new york. and beyond and mr. fabricant takes the reader on a journey into the heart of a broken racist justice justice system and the role that forensic science plays in maintaining the status quo. and joining mr. fabricant for this conversation and moderating. it is allison leota montgomery county s own. she is a former federal prosecutor turned author who has been dubbed the female john grisham and also serves on the board of directors for the mystery writers of america and what i actually enjoy about listening to them in a few moments and the journeys that they have been on before becoming a lawmaker here in montgomery county. i used to be a journalist. i worked at cnn for 12 years and it s conver
In the Casey Anthony trial. In fact there is no nationl standard for any forensic testimony. The judge allowed in the smell test when it comes to death . And it had never been allowed in a court. And what about getting certified in forensics . You can do that online. If you want a certificate that says you are certified in forensics, this is the place to go to. Tonight ofrontline, correspondent Lowell Bergman joins with propublica in an investigation of one of the increasingly controversial tools of the criminal Justice System Forensic Science. There is something that people need to understand about bad Expert Witness testimony and bad science it doesnt just put innocent people in jail, it leaves murderers on the street. Frontline is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. And by the corporation for public broadcasting. Major support for frontline is provided by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verda